From molecules to complex biological systems, BMCB laboratories aim to understand the integration of cellular processes and the molecular basis of their regulation. Several research programs are focused on the action of enzymes and biomolecules involved in cell signaling, and investigate fundamental biological questions as well as the etiology and treatment of human diseases. Multi-disciplinary research opportunities bridge classical and systems biology approaches combining state-of-the-art techniques in structural biology, proteomics, genomics, imaging and computational biology.
Research Area Faculty
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Carolyn Adler, Assistant Professor Molecular Medicine Research Interests: Regeneration, stem cell biology, and gene expression in flatworms |
607-253-3608 cea88@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Jeremy Baskin, Assistant Professor and Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator Chemistry & Chemical Biology Research Interests: Chemical biology and cell biology of lipid signaling |
607-255-2887 jeremy.baskin@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Ilana Brito, Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Research Interests: We use high-throughput methods to determine how the gut microbiome impacts human health. We focus on protein-protein interactions, mobile genetic elements and strain-level differences. |
607-254-2938 ilb8@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Benjamin Cosgrove, Assistant Professor Biomedical Engineering Research Interests: The Cosgrove Lab studies skeletal muscle stem cell signal transduction through systems biology approaches. |
607-255-7271 bdc68@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Charles Danko, Robert N. Noyce Assistant Professor in Life Science and Technology Biomedical Sciences Research Interests: We study how gene expression patterns are encoded in DNA sequence and how these patterns contribute to evolution and disease. We are an interdisciplinary research group using computational and experimental tools to analyze functional genomic data. |
607-256-5620 cgd24@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Scott Emr, Frank H.T. Rhodes Class of 1956 Professor Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: Cell signaling and membrane dynamics |
607-255-0816 sde26@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Shaoyi Jiang, Professor Biomedical Engineering Research Interests: We study how stem cells (e.g., HSPCs and iPSCs) respond to chemical, biological and mechanical cues under controlled environments; (b)mRNAs/DNAs: We work on mRNA delivery where mRNA stability, immunogenicity and signal amplification are all critical. |
607-255-2152 sj19@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Jan Lammerding, Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering Research Interests: Cellular biomechanics; mechanotransduction signaling; nuclear envelope proteins; cell migration and cancer metastasis; muscular dystrophy and heart disease; premature aging |
607-255-1700 jl2792@cornell.edu Lab Website |
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Siu Sylvia Lee, Professor Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: We study the conserved pathways that regulate aging and age-dependent pathologies using genetic, molecular, cell biological, and genomic approaches in C. elegans and mammalian cells. |
607-255-8015 sylvia.lee@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Maurine Linder, Professor Molecular Medicine Research Interests: Regulation of signal transduction and protein trafficking by protein lipidation |
607-253-3893 mel237@cornell.edu Publications |
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Jun Kelly Liu, Professor Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: Mechanisms of signal transduction (BMP signaling); cell fate diversification and differentiation of pluripotent progenitor cells in the mesoderm |
607-254-8942 jl53@cornell.edu Lab Website |
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Frank Pugh, Professor Molecular Biology & Genetics Research Interests: The Pugh lab studies molecular mechanisms of eukaryotic gene and genome regulation, involving molecular, genetic, and computational techniques. |
607-255-2203 fp265@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Shu-Bing Qian, Associate Professor Human Ecology: Nutritional Sciences Research Interests: RNA biology, translational regulation, protein quality control |
607-254-3397 sq38@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Richa Sardana, Assistant Professor Molecular Medicine Research Interests: My laboratory studies how membrane protein trafficking and quality control mechanisms surveil the membrane proteome, and how their dysregulation results in human disease. |
607-253-3318 rs2362@cornell.edu Lab Website Publications |
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Carolyn Sevier, Associate Professor Molecular Medicine Research Interests: Research projects focus on how cells sense and respond to reactive oxygen species (ROS) – "oxidative stress". We use a combination of biochemistry, genetic, and cell biology techniques to characterize post-translational redox-signaling events. |
607-253-3657 css224@cornell.edu Lab Website |